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Beatrice, NE: (Apr-08-08) Beatrice City brought a lawsuit against Knowledge Marketing, alleging that the company breached its contract with the city. The suit stated that in June 2004, the city agreed to give Knowledge Marketing $1.1 million in incentives to start up in Beatrice. The contract stipulated that the money did not have to be paid back as long... - Colgate Palmolive Co. to pay $14,200 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Cambridge, OH: (Apr-08-08) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Colgate-Palmolive Co., alleging that the company had hazardous waste violations at its manufacturing facility located at 8800 Guernsey Industrial Blvd., Cambridge, OH. The suit claimed that the company collects and removes rain water that accumulates in the... - American Electric Power to pay $24 million settlement in multi state lawsuit.
Albany, NY: (Apr-08-08) State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought charges against American Electric Power Co. over smokestack pollution that drifted across Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States. Court records reveal that the case gained momentum in 1999, after eight states and 13 environmental groups joined the Environmental Protection Agency's crackdown o... - Bristol Myers Squibb to pay up to $117 million settlement in pharmaceutical lawsuit.
New England, MA: (Apr-08-08) Repligen Corp., a biotech firm based in Waltham, brought a lawsuit against New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., alleging that the company infringed on its patents. The suit stated that Repligen has an exclusive license from the University of Michigan, to use Orencia to treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthriti... - Dann Marine Towing to pay $45,000 fine as settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Baltimore, MD: (Apr-07-08) State Environmental agencies brought a lawsuit against Dann Marine Towing, a Maryland company based in Chesapeake City, alleging that there were several environmental violations stemming from a 2005 barge accident in which tons of hot asphalt were spilled into the James River just south of Richmond. The suit stated that on Nov... - Contractor to pay $100,000 settlement in construction lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Apr-07-08) The Wisconsin Department of Justice brought charges against general contractor Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., of Plain, alleging that it violated state water pollution laws during construction work on a Rock County bridge project in 2005 and 2006. The complaint was filed, stating that that Edward Kraemer & Sons failed to mai... - Lockheed Martin to pay $773,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-07-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against defense giant Lockheed Martin Corporation, alleging that the company discriminated against eight of its employees on the basis of their age. The suit claimed that the alleged discrimination took place in 2000, at Lockheed's COMSAT Mobile Communicat... - Norfolk Southern to pay undisclosed settlement in textile mill lawsuit.
Columbia, SC: (Apr-07-08) Avondale Mills, a textile company that closed after the Norfolk Southern train wreck and toxic chemical spill in 2005, brought a lawsuit against the railroad company, stating that the business suffered losses and was forced to shut down as a result of the accident. Avondale Mills had sued Norfolk Southern for $420 million in dam... - Irrigation District to pay $10 million settlement in breach of contract lawsuit.
Sacramento, CA: (Apr-04-08) The El Dorado Irrigation District brought charges against Traylor Brothers Inc., contractor, and MWH Americas Inc., a construction management firm, over the problematic Mill-Bull tunnel project. District officials stated that the suit was brought after investigations revealed that the tunnel had several construction defects. T... - Painting company to pay $87,840 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Santa Barbara, CA: (Apr-04-08) The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades for District Council 36 brought charges against Ryan's Painting, the business responsible for the painting of the UCSB San Clemente Student Housing Project, alleging that it owed 10 of the workers back pay and other monies. Sources associated with the project stated that... - Long-Term Insurance Suit Settled for $15 Million
A class lawsuit filed in 2002 by Eric and Carol Chalgre, residents of Missouri who purchased long-term care insurance policies through Mutual of Omaha, American Heritage Life Insurance Co., and Wakely and Associates Inc., has been settled with the agreement of a $15 million fund. The suit alleged that the defendants set initial premiums very low but di... - Democrat ordered to pay $1 million settlement to Republican in phone call lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-04-08) Congressman John Boehner, a Republican from OH, brought charges against Congressman Jim McDermott, a Democratic member of Congress from Washington, alleging that he gave two newspapers an illegally recorded telephone call between Boehner and other GOP officials. In his defense, McDermott stated that he was taking a stand for t... - Microsoft to pay $364.7 million settlement in technologies lawsuit.
San Diego, CA: (Apr-04-08) Alcatel-Lucent brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation, alleging that it infringed on two of its patents related to handwriting recognition technology. The suit claimed that Microsoft used handwriting recognition technology in its Tablet PC operating system, which was an infringement of pattern recog... - School pays $175,000 settlement in student rights lawsuit.
Morris County, NJ: (Apr-03-08) Alexander Veman, a 24-year-old deaf Rockaway Township man, brought a lawsuit against the Morris County School of Technology, alleging that the school discriminated against him by failing to provide required interpreting services in the classroom. The suit stated that as per the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, New J... - Surgeon to pay $1.5 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Little Rock, AR: (Apr-03-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against Dr. Patrick Chan, 43, a Searcy neurosurgeon, accusing him of bribery and fraud. Sources indicate that Chan admitted he demanded and received kickbacks, and has been sentenced by US District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright to three years probation. Additionally, the decree ordered him to p... - Puget Sound Energy to pay $1.25 million settlement in maintenance records lawsuit.
Seattle, WA: (Apr-03-08) The Utilities and Transportation Commission brought charges against Puget Sound Energy, after investigations revealed that there were 209 violations in phony gas pipeline inspection records. The suit claimed that Puget Sound's subcontractor, Pilchuck Contractors Inc. of Kirkland, WA falsified and altered safety maintenance record... - Developers to pay $13.2 million settlement in property lawsuit.
Orange Beach, AL: (Apr-03-08) Checkers restaurant co-founder, and Mobile, AL native Jim Mattei, brought a lawsuit against John Case and Rick Phillips, along with OB Development, developers of the defunct Mandalay Beach Resort in Orange Beach, alleging that they defaulted on a $45 million loan used to buy Gulf-front property. The suit claimed that in late... - $13 Million Settlement in California Labor Law Suit
California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet and Attorney General Edmund G. Brown have prevailed with a judgment totaling $13,640,819 against janitorial companies Excell Cleaning and Building Services Inc., a Delaware Corporation and M.O. Restaurant Cleaning of California Inc., a California Corporation. The janitorial companies evaded payroll taxes,... - Washington to pay $700,000 settlement in racial employment lawsuit.
Olympia, WA: (Apr-02-08) Randy Davis of University Place, a longtime Department of Ecology worker, brought a lawsuit against the state of Washington, alleging that he was denied promotion because he is black. Davis filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, stating that he was discriminated against on the basis of race. The co... - County approves $300,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Pittsburg, CA: (Apr-02-08) The parents of Deonna Green, a 2-year-old Pittsburg girl, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Contra Costa County, after the toddler died eating baking soda while in the care of her foster mother. Mikisa Boone and Marvin Green sued the county in May 2007, accusing the county of negligence, alleging that social workers fail...